Deputy to Lindsey Halligan fired over James Comey case
Source: CBS News
The second-highest ranking federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia was fired on Monday, after he refused to help lead the Justice Department's prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, a source familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Robert McBride, a former longtime federal prosecutor in Kentucky's Eastern District, had only been on the job as first assistant U.S. Attorney for a few months after joining the office in the fall. He most recently worked in private practice in Kentucky and also previously served in the United States Navy, Judge Advocate General's Corps earlier in his career.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia declined to comment on the firing, which was reported earlier by MS Now.
Comey, one of President Trump's perceived political foes, was indicted last fall on two counts alleging he provided false testimony to Congress in September 2020.
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